Running across two legs in the fall of 2023 and early 2024, San Holo’s ‘Existential Dance Music Tour’ featured high-octane production from start to finish. The 33-show run, which included the Dutch EDM artist’s first arena show – at the Kia Forum in his adopted hometown of Los Angeles back in October – featured an intense production which heavily utilized the ADJ Jolt Series of multifunctional LED fixtures.
Leading visual design group, Lightswitch, has overseen lighting design and creative direction for Enchanted Forest of Light at Descanso Gardens in Southern California since 2016. This year, the popular one-mile nighttime walk through colorful and dazzling lighting displays shined brighter than ever with an expanded IP-rated lighting package from Elation that included the company’s new Proteus Hybrid MAX.Read More »Lightswitch Evolves ‘Enchanted Forest of Light‘ with Expanded Elation Lighting Package
The rides in Circus Bumba never leave the ground, at least not literally. But when seen through the eyes of a child, they soar high, up to the rarified, faraway space where color meets imagination. Based on the popular Flemish television show of the same name, the recently opened 3,000 m2 themed attraction, in De Panne, Belgium, captivates guests with its bright, cheerful panoramas complete with whimsical characters and fairytale-like scenery.Read More »CHAUVET Professional Helps Work Magic at Circus Bumba
Popular Americana and R&B singer songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff and his band The Night Sweats played their show-stopping, sold-out annual homecoming holiday concert at the Ball Arena in Denver, CO, in December. It was the second time the annual event – which has been running for some years – was staged at this venue, after moving to the larger space in 2022. The lighting was crafted by Jeremy Roth, who has been Rateliff ’s Production Designer since 2017. He utilized over 100 Robe moving lights – FORTES, Spiiders, and MegaPointes plus a RoboSpot system – to help make it look spectacular and memorable.Read More »Robe Works up a Sweat for Nathaniel Rateliff Show
LMG and TENCUE are excited to showcase their latest collaboration on Cisco IMPACT, highlighting LMG’s game-changing innovations and the unparalleled creative freedom this enabled for TENCUE’s team. Renowned for their commitment to empowering people through multisensory storytelling and creating wonder by pushing creative boundaries, TENCUE, along with partner LMG—an industry expert with nearly four decades of experience in video, audio, LED, and lighting solutions for a range of worldwide events—teamed up to deliver this exceptional event.Read More »LMG and TENCUE Unite in Innovation for Cisco
On 12 January 2024, Qatar hosted the Opening Ceremony of the AFC Asian Cup at the 88,000-capacity Lusail Stadium, the largest stadium in the Middle East. Unusually for a football tournament, the ceremony was on an unprecedented scale, comprising a full-size stage in midfield with a set featuring sand dunes, colorful costumes, and stunning visuals around a central motif of giant mirrored petals. Simultaneously broadcast internationally across the Middle East, Asia and Australasia, the 21-minute visual extravaganza, Mirrors, The Lost Chapter from the Book of Kelileh Wa Demneh, was a triumph of theatrical story-telling.Read More »Roland Greil Designs with Ayrton for the AFC Asian Cup Opening Ceremony in Qatar
On Sunday, February 18th, the 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards winners were announced in a star-studded ceremony hosted by David Tennant at The Royal Festival Hall in London. Celebrating the very best in the past year’s film, the 2024 EE BAFTAs featured a stage designed by award-winning designer Julio Himede from New York design firm Yellow Studio, who orchestrated a set design that not only matched the glamour of the evening, but also spoke to the creation of motion pictures.Read More »The 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards Stage Design Pays Homage to the History of Animation and Motion Pictures
Low trim heights, limited hang points, the lack of house lights… these challenges seem to be present when lighting an event at any big ballroom. They certainly were at the Gatlinburg Convention center when Andrew Dingman set out to light the Clayton King Ministries’ Crossroad Winter Conference this January.Read More »Andrew Dingman Immerses at Crossroads Winter Conference with CHAUVET Professional
The Winter Jam Tour Spectacular returned for its bi-coastal celebration of positivity and spreading the Gospel with a lighting system provided by Bandit Lites. This year’s lineup included Crowder, two-time 2024 Grammy-award winner Lecrae, CAIN, Katy Nichole, Seventh Day Slumber, Newsong, and more.Read More »Bandit Lights the Way for Winter Jam 2024
Ayrton announces the appointment of Scott Kinnebrew to the role of Global Install Manager as part of Ayrton’s Global Installs team, with immediate effect. Passionate about lighting from an early age, Kinnebrew has a strong track record of integrating cutting-edge technologies into lighting solutions, focusing his career on innovation and strategic foresight, and positioning himself at the forefront of the digital transformation in the intelligent lighting sector.Read More »Scott Kinnebrew Joins Ayrton as Global Install Manager
Show Designer and Director Martin Hruska wanted to create an ambitious, breathtakingly visual and memorable performance space for Slovak rap group Kontrafakt to deliver their highly anticipated “New Era” concerts at Prague’s O2 Arena in the Czech capital, a challenge achieved with the assistance of nearly 200 Robe moving lights and a spectacular automated stage set. The Robe fixtures, a mix of 51 FORTES, 24 MegaPointes, 57 Pointes, 44 Tetra2 LED moving battens and 10 Tetra1s and three BMFL FollowSpots – were all supplied by leading Slovakian company Ministry Rental. Lighting was programmed and run for the show by lighting designer Lukáš Patzenhauer, who joined a highly talented team of creatives led by Martin.Read More »Robe Assists Kontrafakt to Enter New Era
4Wall Entertainment, a provider of entertainment equipment rentals, sales, and production services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Roth as VP of Live Events. Roth brings over 40 years of experience to 4Wall. He has a distinguished track record in concert touring, television, and corporate events across North America and internationally. Read More »Industry Veteran Robert Roth Joins 4Wall Entertainment as VP of Live Events